Skinning knife



D. MARTIN SKINNING KNIF Dec. l1 E923.

WlTNESS:

ATTOR N EY Patented Dee lll, i923.,

unirse srares DAVID MARTN, OF VATSON, ILLINOS.

SKNNING KNIFE.

Application led October 28, 1922.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, DAvu) MARTIN, a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residingfj at Vatson, in the county of and State of lllinois, have invented new and useful lmproveinents in Skinning Knives, of which the following is a specilication.

rlhis invention relates to cutle and has for its object the provision of a novel knife designed for use bv hunters, trappers and fact all others haty occasion to skin animals, the knife be of such construction that it will very quickly and easily operatoy to rip the skin without lgougng the flesh.

An additional object is vthe provision of a knife of this character which will be sim ple and inexpensive in inanufacture,V eilicient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

lith the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of myv knife,

Figure 2 is an edge view,

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the blade removed from the handle and Figure 4l is an elevation of the opposite edge of the handle,

Referring more particularly to the drawings l have shown my knife as comprising a handle 10 formed of side plates 11 connected at one end by rivet or the like 12. @ne edge of the handle is recessed near this rivet as shown at 13 while the opposite edge is likewise recessed, though in slightly different manner as indicated at lll.

The numeral 15 designates the b ade which is disposed between the plates 11 of the han" die and pivotally mounted by a rivet 16 or the like which further operates to hold the handle together. t will be noted tlnt this 'blade is pivoted at substantially its center so that either end thereof may be used with the other end lying within the handle. Each end of the blade is formed with a sharp curved edge 17 and one end is formed with a curved point 18 which is of the same thickness as the blade. The other end is provided with a widened portion 19 Serial No. 597,624.

which is thicker than the blade and which is blunt and curved as shown.

ln the use of the knife it will be seen that either end of the blade may be extended for use with the other end located within the handle, the recess 15? or 1d receiving the points 19 or 18 of the blade as the case may bsx ln using` the device a. small hole is cut in the hide or skin to be removed and the point 1S or 19 is inserted therein, after which the operator moves the knife along whereupon the edge 17 will slit the skin while the bluntness of the point and the curvature thereof will prevent gouging of the flesh.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that l have thus provided a simply const-ructed and consequently inexpensive vknife which will be a great time and labor saver for hunters, trappers and others having cccasion to skin and dress animals, the knife being furthermore advantageous for use in guttl ,j as well as skirming.

lWhile l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of' the invention it is of course to be understood that l reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

A. knife comprising a handle including side plates secured together and formed to define a space between them, means securing the side plates togethen` the opposite edges of the handle being recessed, a blade pivoted intermediate its ends between the side plates of the handle and adapted to have either end extending with the other end fitting within the handle, each end of the blade having a` curved cutting edge and oppositely curved blunt point, one blunt point being of the same thickness as the blade and the other being considerably wider, said recess in the handle being for the accommodation of said blunt point.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

DAVID MARTIN. 

